Demigod Pantheon Statistics - Log/Info/Suggestions

I want suggestions!

Published on March 5, 2009 By GunslingerBara In Demigod

Hello everyone,

As Stardock's web developer, I was tasked with creating a statistics website for Demigod using the ungodly amount of data we (will) have available to us. That website is now located at http://pantheon.demigodthegame.com. A bunch of you already saw the "beta" version a few weeks back. While this site is still a beta, I am happy enough with it to remove the beta message that was at the top of the page in the previous version.

Today I pushed an update that added a bunch of new statistics, pages, and a slight redesign. Starting today I will be keeping a log of changes to the site in this post. I will also be checking for any suggestions, ideas, or feedback you guys may have on the site, so feel free to reply with any ideas.

Please keep in mind that the site is still a work in progress. Some numbers are still off, the design will likely be changed some more, and we will be adding more statistics in the future. It will likely be updated a few more times before Demigod's release.

Change Log:
9/21/2009
- Fixed how player stats are saved to the database, so custom games now count for Ladder Rankings/Experience (not all custom games though, just ranked custom games).
- Added Notes tab to player pages. This will allow you to view and manage private notes for other players, which will eventually appear within Demigod itself. Only you can view notes you've written, and you cannot view other's notes or notes written about you.
- The player stats on the left side of the primary player page now includes a small description for each stat.
- Fixed minor bugs with graphs.
- Fixed other minor bugs.

6/5/2009
- Added "Ladder" stats and rankings, which include Skirmish and Pantheon games.
- Updated "Overall" stats to include everything, Overall is not ranked.
- Added Tournament Stats to player stats page.
- Player's games listing now shows "NA" if a game is not counted.
- Updated search page to show more information and be more informative.
- Updated achievements page, it will be turned on when the stats are reset.
- Other minor bug fixes and design changes.

5/18/2009
- Added graphs for each Pantheon tournament.
- Added graphs for maps.
- Added graphs for Demigods.
- Minor bug fixes.
- More changes to back-end for API.

5/11/2009
- Player stat charts! Go to any player's initial page and you'll see some cool new charts and a slightly different layout.
- New tournament lists page (click on View All Tournaments at the bottom of any Pantheon page).
- Added current team progress chart (by percentage) to the right of the Pantheon page.
- Minor performance and back-end tweaks.

4/29/2009
- Lots of back-end changes to prepare for public API.
- Added sorting options to the Top Demigods and Maps pages.
- Updated all pages to make a more consistent error message system.
- Updated player search to avoid certain errors.

4/24/2009
- Maps statistics! You can now view overall statistics for each map, as well as how you did on each map.
- Fixed up some search issues.
- Added "Skirmish Statistics" to the player info page, on the bar to the right (click on Overall Statistics to see a dropdown).
- The games list now shows the game name.
- Tons of changes in the backend to make things faster and more accurate.

4/9/2009
- Added Top Demigods section, showing which Demigods are being used the most, win the most, etc.
- Added Demigods tab to player info page, showing which Demigods each player has played their stats for that Demigod (note: stats are inaccurate for the time being).
- Added Skirmish Rankings tab to Top Players.
- Major changes to how we are collecting stats and data.
- Minor image and backend changes.

4/7/2009
- Added sorting to games list, search sorting coming later.
- Added small arrow icons to headers to show you which column is currently sorted, and in which direction.
- Updated games listing to make it more readable, added a new page for each game for extended info (click on the date to see the page).
- Minor background changes.

3/31/2009
- Sorting now works on rankings pages, has not yet been implemented into other pages.
- Search page columns slightly tweaked.
- Search bar now works properly in Chrome.
- Player info page now shows rank and favor points for overall and custom game stats.
- Other minor changes.

3/23/2009
- New design!
- Added experience and overall rank to search page. All search statistics should now be "overall" statistics, not custom game or tournament stats.
- All pages now have proper headers and titles, should make things easier to navigate and harder to get lost.
- Player info page now shows the player's avatar and lists tournaments the player has participated in by default.
- General player statistics are now relegated to the right side of the player info page. Clicking on "Overall Stats" will dropdown a box that allows you to switch between overall and custom game stats.
- Search box now submits by pressing enter.
- Added message to bottom of ranking page saying "Note: Rankings are updated once daily at midnight EST."
- Small presentation changes for numbers and dates.

3/10/2009
- Added new "Experience" rating on nearly any page that shows a player.
- You can now see what team a player is on for tournament rankings.
- Games list now shows the game type (Conquest, Flag Control, etc.).
- Added player count for each team on the tournament info page (note: this may not be accurate at the moment).
- Added "Top Clans" button that redirects to nowhere (for now).
- Renamed all instances of "Skirmish" to "Custom Games" (let me know if you find any I missed).
- Added tabs to top of rankings pages to switch between Overall rankings and Custom Game rankings.
- All instances of "Forces of Dark" renamed to "Forces of Darkness."
- Minor design, wording, and bug fixes.

3/5/2009
- Redesigned the player page and added tabs for separating stats in a more user-friendly manner.
- Added a player search bar to all Pantheon pages (top right corner).
- Separated skirmish, overall, and tournament stats into individual pages.
- Added an achievements page, but data is inaccurate (see Known Bugs below).
- You can now view a list of games a player has played.
- Clicking on any rank number will take you to the rankings list with that player highlighted.
- Added 2 buttons at the top of the page: Pantheon Tournaments and Top Players.
- "Pantheon Tournaments" button will take you to the latest (active or inactive) Pantheon tournament.
- Top Players now shows overall top players, not skirmish top players.
- Tournament information page now shows each team, the top players for that team, and the team's information.

Once again, the Pantheon statistics website is located at http://pantheon.demigodthegame.com. I look forward to your feedback!

Bara

Comments (Page 13)

181

HorseRadish

on Apr 17, 2009

http://pantheon.demigodthegame.com/demigods/

These statistics are inaccurate the numbers should balance out to 100% please fix ASAP.

Not all can be over 50%

182

whiteskull86

on Apr 17, 2009

No my main page has not updated, my rank has gone from 35 to 15th for patheon BUT it still shows me as 4-0.

for somereason it does seem to be keeping track but it is not displaying the wins, i use firefox, but i tried loadin with IE as well and still shows the same stats for everyone since tusday morning even thpough peoples ranks are changeing.

183

Wakygreek

on Apr 17, 2009

my apologies i missclicked in this thread by accident.

184

Aborted_Fetus

on Apr 17, 2009

so... my stats havent been updated in a while... this is fine cause the stats are gonna be swept clean and fixed soon, right?

im excited for working stats...

185

DalzK

on Apr 17, 2009

I strongly disagree that Customs should not be ranked. Its the most easily played atm. Skirmish is only 3v3 and it includes a.i. Anything that includes bashable, easy free kils a.i should not count as ranked.

For Custom, I think there should be an option to make the game ranked or not - I dont know how easy that is to implement though. Ranked games would have locked default settings with only game modes that are changeable - and no a.i is allowed.

The reason I say this is because later on there will be clear competitive scene for the top players, and they will want to have good games together and NOT with random peopel in skirmish mode. If these dont count for anything except for "fun" or maybe bragging rights, it will really lose the competitive feel of the hardcore players vs'ing each other.

Unless Skirmish changes greatly (no a.i and constant crucible map) then i dont see why this should be ranked and Customs shouldn't. I want my games to be based on skill, not luck. If I chose Regulus as my hero in Skirmish and my other to a.i's are a Regulus and a Torchbearer i've pretty much already lost and put at a big disadvanage if my enemy has gone for example Regulus, The Rook and Erebus.

186

Takkik

on Apr 18, 2009

Custom should not be ranker because it's too easy to exploit it for easy win. On Coh opposing force you have a map where it's really easy for allied to win (brige map were bristish can block axe in there base). There is lot of people/team waiting some noobs join the game on this map for some easy win and improve their stats.

What demigod really need is a team option for pantheon skirmich like all actual rts. After that, perhaps working on some online tournalent mode?

187

Rhah

on Apr 18, 2009

As of early Friday I am not able to click on my name in the rankings, also I am unable to click on others names either to bring up the details. I have not changed anything on my end. I tried again just a few minutes ago. So I am going on 18 hrs or so not able to do this where it worked prefectly fine before early friday. Is this a known issue or is it just me and what can I do to help trouble shoot/fix problem?

Thanx in advance.

188

Ralsar

on Apr 18, 2009

I understand what you are saying, Dalz, and I agree with you within the context of your statements. The problem is that custom games are just too exploitable for favor and rankings. Right now I could spend all day playing carefully structured custom games to jump to the top of the ranking ladder. It makes the ladder pointless. For casual players like myself, I want my ranking to mean something. I want a way to judge my improvement as a player. Allowing custom games to muddy the waters takes away a lot of the fun.

Once these initial connectivty problems are smoothed out I hope they focus some time on giving players a better structure for competitive play. Skirmish and Pantheon address the needs of us casuals. Right now Demigod does nothing to address the needs of the more hardcore players. Players who want to truly excel at the game as a team-centric competition.

189

Carkhass

on Apr 18, 2009

I noticed something strange: I changed my Impulse nickname, and I played for hours with this new, but it seems that it's not listed in the Pantheon. Worse, my "old" names counters does not change

190

HorseRadish

on Apr 18, 2009

I have played at lest 10 pantheon games today not 1 has shown up in statistics

191

Beaucephalus

on Apr 18, 2009

Yeah, this is the second night in a row that status haven't been updated. I think its not really a priority right now. Too bad; I was soemthing like 10 and 2 yesterday. Buddha says, don't get attched to material things (or stats)

192

Emessai

on Apr 19, 2009

Here's a nifty suggestion for things you can do with statistics when you get around to it. You can create overall stats of all the skill-based data represented in achievements. Such as how many enemies Unclean Beast kills with Post Mortem, or how many times Regulus goes into Angelic Fury. It's nothing pertinent, but it's interesting stuff. Other things like overall Citadel Upgrades and "favorites" (favorite Demigod, favorite item, favorite Favor item, etc.) could be interesting tidbits of information that, while not necessarily hardcore data, are fun to know.

There might also be more practical stats such as EXP Gained / minute and Kill / Death ratios.

193

GunslingerBara

on Apr 19, 2009

I noticed that my statistics aren't being saved either (or at least, aren't showing up on the site). I'll look into them tomorrow and see what's going on.

I still believe that custom games should not count. If good players wish to play against each other, let them do so. I don't see how their rank jumping up slightly over a single game would make anything feel more or less competitive. I believe the real problem you guys are having is that the skirmish and Pantheon systems are not matching players together properly, and that AI play too significant of a role. Well, we'll see what we can do on those ends. Keep the complains coming, I'm always listening

As for maps, I already wrote the code for a weighted percentage for each map, so that certain maps appear more often and others less often (Crucible was set to the lowest of the bunch, with Mandala set as the highest).

Bara

194

smodge13

on Apr 19, 2009

Yeah my stats aren't even being recorded, bought game 3 days ago, played about 30 games and not a single one appears (all of these pantheon games)

195

wzrd

on Apr 20, 2009

Should this be working now? I don't see myself listed at all and I've probably played near 20 games online now...

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